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    Panic attacks

    Hi Everyone, Been a while since my last question. Hoping someone can help us out or guide us. My dad is in the late stages of ALS and is now living in a residence and having multiple panic attacks per day. This has been going on for the last 2 weeks and he is being brought back and forth from...
  2. L

    On the verge of a breakdown ..all symptoms of Als

    A year ago I started feeling numbness and tingling in my leg and burning sensation in my head I did a brain MRI which showed corticospinal tract hyperintensities which are biomarkers of Als. Neurologists said no Als and related my symptoms to anxiety but symptoms exacerbated a lot.later I began...
    • Lavender
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    • als anxiety arm brain breakdown breathing burning clinical crying diagnosis emg fear mri muscles slurred speech speech swallowing symptoms symptoms of als tongue weakness
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Proof that widespread twitching is related to ALS

    I recently came across this article and I'm freaking out now: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11464925 Everything I've read on here says that widespread twitching is not indicative of ALS, but this article states otherwise. The worst part is that I had an emg last year that the neuro...
    • Sheelee6
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    • age als als? arm burning clean emg denervation emg emg? female magnesium mri muscle muscles nih pain scared supplements symptoms twitching weakness
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Rushed ALS Diagnosis ??

    First off, my heart goes out to all of you. You are so incredibly brave and generous with sharing your time, experience and support. My husband walked into a neurologist's office with symmetrical muscle weakness and walked out with a diagnosis of ALS. Some background - My husband is 51 and...
    • Motyl
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    • 2nd opinion als brain death diagnosis dying emg family family history family member father heart lead mri muscle neurologist night stress stroke support symptoms test twitches wanted weakness
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  5. A

    Hoping for a little reassurance

    Good evening, everyone, First off, I have been constantly amazed at the grace and promptness with which questions from anxious people here are answered, and in my time lurking over the last couple months these replies and stickied threads have been a huge resource. So thank you! I'm just...
    • AnxiousinVA
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    • als atrophy back bed clinical cramping emg family family history grace holiday hope hyperreflexia leg pain neurologist questions running shoulder symptom symptoms twitch twitches twitching weakness worried
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  6. J

    Awaiting diagnosis

    Hello. I started with foot drop about 6months ago. My left leg has gotten progressively worse and has moved to my R leg. Emg was bad showed decreased nerve conduction and muscle loss in both legs. I have brisk reflexes and positive Babinski on both sides. The neurologist agreed these...
    • Jarsmom
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    • als diagnosed diagnosis emg foot foot drop muscle neurologist
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  7. lisa g

    I would like to introduce myself

    My name is Lisa and I was diagnosed 1 week ago with ALS. My neurologist is such a compassionate person, she cried with me while giving me the diagnosis . Her and her husband are a neurologist team. While they suspected ALS the EMG confirmed it. I would like to say that they were fantastic with...
    • lisa g
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    • als back diagnosed diagnosis emg neurologist riluzole symptoms unknown
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Newly diagnosed
  8. M

    Genetic Testing

    Hi there, My family has been burdened with C9 - we’ve lost 6 amazing people in 2 generations, so far, including my mom, Godfather, and Gramma. I’ve struggled with anxiety over this disease for over a decade now. The anxiety presents itself in the form of symptoms and I trick myself into...
    • Momofone
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    • als anxiety back family genetic genetic testing symptoms symptoms of als testing
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Familial ALS (FALS)
  9. J

    Please do not be too quick to say NO to possible ALS diagnosis

    About 3-4 years ago I came to this forum and asked the dreaded question "Do I have ALS". I had some fasciculations and cramping in my feet, balance issues, spasticity in both legs and slight speech changes. I was assured by members that my symptoms were NOT symptoms of ALS and I went merrily...
    • judy.king
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    • als balance chair clinic cramping decline diagnosed diagnosis do i have als emg fasciculations foot foot drop medical mnd neurologist onset pls power questions speech symptoms symptoms of als tongue work
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Frontolobe dimentia.

    heredity question Hello everyone. My first post. I'm Deb from Australia. scared to say much right now. I'm actually waiting for a diagnosis and "incidentally discovered my grandmother died of pneumonia secondary to ALS in 1970. I read in Google scholar that not all people with the faulty gene...
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